生养 (shēng yǎng) — to give birth to and raise (children)

Definition

Means both 'give birth to' AND 'raise to adulthood' as one combined concept — stronger and more literary than the everyday 养 (raise), and broader than 生 alone (just birth).

verb

to give birth to and raise (children)

Examples

生养，。
Fù mǔ bú dàn yào shēng yǎng hái zi, hái yào jiào yù tā men.
Parents not only have to bear and raise children, but also educate them.
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Tā yí gè rén shēng yǎng le liǎng gè hái zi, fēi cháng xīn kǔ.
She single-handedly bore and raised two children, it was very hard.
生养，。
Tā men shēng yǎng le sān gè hái zi, dōu hěn yǒu chū xi.
They bore and raised three children, all of whom turned out very well.

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